How to Use cluster in a Sentence
- A small cluster of people had gathered at the scene of the accident.
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It is not lost on me that there are clusters of people.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Scout your garden for egg clusters and rub them off.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
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Even the notes that shouldn’t have fit within each cluster did.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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Here’s what to keep in mind if there’s a cluster of cases near you.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Feb. 2024
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This big cluster in the middle.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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All of them are whole cluster night picks, hand-picked, so that’s the constant.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Use hot glue to add them in rows or clusters to make your design truly pop.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
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But clusters alone aren't magic.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
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This bright, open cluster of stars is known by several names.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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The clusters of tubular flowers come in white, pink, or red.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
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The first part of May could bring a cluster to avoid; don’t get stubborn.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
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In late spring to summer, clusters of wide, white flowers bloom on the vines.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
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Every gauge cluster is just a design skin.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026
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Across the street, the object cluster appears to grow.
—Sara Monetta, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Spikes of tiny pink orchids and clusters of deep blue gentian dot the sides of the trail.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
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That will result in a large, icy, boulder-like cluster of berries.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
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For those who prefer a lighter touch of caramel, these clusters are well-balanced.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
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Still, there were clusters of students in every row, and a few draped on the stairs.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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The eggs set in large, but still spoonable, clusters that won’t overcook.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Mealybugs are small, fuzzy insects that cluster on plants.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
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In most cases, the moon's passage across the star cluster will take about two hours.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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The flowers are showy, fuzzy red clusters with a mild, non-floral, grassy scent.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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There’s going to be some early fawns, a big cluster of fawns, and then some late fawns.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
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In town, there’s a cluster of small shops and restaurants, and mom-and-pop lodgings.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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Their large flower clusters give a tropical look to the back of a bed.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
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The brochures sound alike, the code repeats the same flaws, the strategies cluster around safe bets.
—Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes in groups of five but usually in covert clusters of two or three.
—Paul Karrer, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
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Its clusters of flowers and glossy leaves put on a showy garden display.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
- The children clustered around the storyteller.
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The cast, clustered around him, jumped up and down.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
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All at once, as if by instinct, the rest of us clustered around him.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
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Most of the storm’s rainstorms and strong winds are clustered to the right side.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Small green bugs are clustered at the end of the stems of some of our shrubs and flowers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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Much of the support for the Greens is clustered in cities.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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At the foot of the hill, people cluster around an open casket.
—Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
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Its map shows oil and gas tankers clustering just outside of the strait.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
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The stars are spread out into a pinwheel shape clustered around a black hole at its core.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2024
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And there’s a map showing where rental homes are clustered in Carmel as well.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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The whales were tightly clustered near the surface.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Most of the markers were clustered around the trooper’s driver’s-side door.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
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This can also lead them to cluster in one location in your home.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mealybugs cluster together and look like tiny bits of white fluff.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
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This means that in quieter years, capital tends to cluster around the largest names.
—Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Above the sands, bright white villas and buildings cluster around blue swimming pools.
—Dimitris Sideridis, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021
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The latter’s round, yellow leaves looked like hundreds of tiny suns clustered in the blue sky.
—Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
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The others clustered around, circling the stroller and throwing shade.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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At the base of the mountain, where most hotels and apres-ski spots are clustered, there's barely a trace.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
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Set an alarm to wake up in five hours – 50% of our dreams are clustered in the final few hours of the night.
—USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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His map now shows more than 115 potential mines, clustered in his home state.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 11 July 2023
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People lived in cottages clustered in a village.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Members of the press clustered at the fence, pads in hand, as the grandstand churned with an overflow crowd yet again.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
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Over time, many of those bubbles can cluster together to form large masses.
—Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
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Guests are arriving in greater numbers, clustering by the bar and milling about the tent.
—Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
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But the country’s extreme wealth remains clustered in a handful of hot spots.
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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For example, in parks, monk parakeets live in nest colonies that are highly clustered.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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The biggest crowds clustered around marquee film premieres.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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Pool players tend to cluster heavily on one or two teams to win the tournament.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
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The process clusters homes into eight to 12 routes, with eight to 10 houses on each route.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
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